Reviews and Problems with The Thing

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Overall 7

Gameplay 8

Graphics 7

Sound 8

Control 6

Replay value 3

The Thing

Xbox Evolved

2 August 2003

Summary: The Thing might not be the best looking, the scariest, or the most ingenious game, but it really is a fun experience. The fear/trust system adds an interesting gameplay element that always keeps you on your toes. And, there is a ton of aliens to kill and enough blood and gore to keep you sated throughout the holiday season. It is a great experience, but be forewarned that once you beat it there isn't a whole lot left to do or explore.

Expert Review

Game Over Online

26 September 2002

Excerpt: In this day and age of Resident Evil clones, The Thing doesn't seem so
original. Even Resident Evil itself has made it on the silver screen,
so you only need to guess how many survival horror games have been made
to generate enough of a fan base for that cross-proliferation to happen.
Survival horror, in general, tends to pit you or a small group of
protagonists against overwhelming odds that number in the dozens if not
hundreds.

The Thing

Active Network

28 July 2003

Summary: "Some NPC’s tell you to stay away from them, but going near them doesn’t cause them to attack you at all, a let down in an otherwise pretty good game. You can tell how an NPC is reacting by checking out icons that appear above them or via the in-game interface." "When the game first shipped the other week it shipped with a pretty bad bug for a lot of users – after level 3 most of us would lose ALL speech in the game, quite a bug to get past those testers I would say"